A thermal sensing catheter finds particular utility in detecting and isolating unstable arterial plaque. Miniaturized temperature sensors, preferably in the form of microthermistors, are embedded into expandable presentation elements disposed at the distal end of a catheter. The sensors may then be deployed...http://www.google.de/patents/US20010053882?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010053882 - Temperature sensing catheter
